The longest games in Seattle Mariners history

Fans relax behind the manual scoreboard at Safeco Field during Tuesday night's 18-inning game between the Orioles and Mariners. (Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images)

Tuesday night’s (and Wednesday morning’s) Mariners game was a test of patience and spirit. For 18 long innings, the Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners battled it out past midnight, finally finishing after five hours and 44 minutes of play.

But Tuesday’s game was only the fourth-longest game in Mariners history. It wasn’t the team’s only extra-extra-innings loss, either, but the M’s have won many of their hard-fought sloggers over the years.

Below is a look at the longest games in Mariners history. And, below that, we’ve got a list of the eight longest MLB games ever played (because, beyond eight, there are a ton of games tied at the same number of innings).

The longest professional baseball game ever played was in Triple-A ball. On April 18, 1981, the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings (affiliates of Boston and Baltimore, respectively) began what would become a 33-inning game that spanned three days. The first 32 innings were played April 18 and 19, 1981, at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I., lasting from first pitch at 8:25 p.m. until 4:09 a.m., according to Pawtucket’s website. The 33rd inning wasn’t played until June 23, when Pawtucket finally won 3-2 after playing just 18 minutes that day.